Hurricane Gert emerges in Atlantic

Atlantic tropical storm Gert has strengthened to a hurricane
overnight, according to weather data from the US National Hurricane
Center (NHC).
Tropical storm Gert became a hurricane on 14 August around 300
miles (482km) to the east of Bermuda and 250 miles to the West of
Virginia.
The NHC predicts the storm will move north east into the north
Atlantic. The hurricane is expected to cause rough seas and rip
tides on the east coast of the US, but will...